be found in “The Ugly Truth About Beauty” by Dave Barry as well as “The Pitfalls of Plastic surgery” Camille Paglia. In these two essays both writers put an emphasis on how the media often demoralize women by having preset standards of beauty‚ that threaten the female identity. Dave Barry’s comical stance is based on the idea that the media attempts to brainwash women at an early age to achieve an impossible standard of beauty. In particular‚ Barry uses extreme sarcasm to justify the extreme measures
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Independence Day. Malaysia was born in August 31‚ 1957. It has been 56 years since then. That day was a day that everyone should remember and never forget till they die. Because this day was the day that Malaysia was free from the British. It is to commemorate the independence of the Federation of Malaya from British colonial rule on 31 August 1957. In a wider context‚ it also celebrates the formation of Malaysia. On the 30th of August‚ Malaysia’s then Prime Minister‚ Tunku Abdul Rahman took to
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honour to stand before you and say a few words on Indian Independence Day. It was today on 15th August that India woke up with Freedom way back in 1947 which is one of the biggest achievement for us. Who can forget that midnight of 15th August 1947 when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the Tri-coloured Indian Flag on Red Fort. Since that day we have got a great reason to celebrate this occasion every year with pride and honour. Independence Day in India is celebrated every year in each and every school
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India’s Independence Day "At the stroke of the midnight hour‚ when the world sleeps‚ India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes‚ which comes but rarely in history‚ when we step out from the old to the new...India discovers herself again." - Jawaharlal Nehru After more than two hundred years of British rule‚ India finally won back its freedom on 15th August‚ 1947. All the patriotic hearts rejoiced at seeing India becoming a sovereign nation and the triumph of hundreds and thousands
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independence Day- the day when British left the golden bird free from their rule. But the bird was left looted‚ harassed‚ with the slightest of hope to survive. Then followed a long fight for the survival of golden bird. 64 years have passed and the country is still ‘developing’. The whole world says and even we believe that we are the citizens of an independent country. But a question always keep on hovering in my mind‚ the answer to which I never found out. You also give it a try. Is India really
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Independence Day Celebrations‚ 15th August 2011 Freedom is often taken for granted‚ misunderstood and sometimes misused by some of us. If we go beyond the limited political meaning of the word and examine it further‚ freedom means the absence of fear and the right to make choices. Freedom is about ownership‚ responsibility and self-control. This is how we understand freedom at Indus and this spirit of freedom was celebrated at Indus on the 64th Indian Independence Day. In the words of Swami Yogananda
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INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH Good Morning India‚ Respected Principal‚ Mam‚ honorable chief guest‚ teachers and my dear friends. Today on 15th August 2013 India is celebrating its 67th Independence day and we are proud to say that we earned our freedom 67 year back‚ which was by an act passed by the British parliament and we were the first to get our independence through the act which is a mark of respect. At the midnight hour of August 14‚ 1947‚ Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru rose to addressed the nation
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Arwan 1 Kevin Arwan Professor Jo-Anne Johnson English 1301 November 4‚ 2014 Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out by Dave Barry The subject of Dave Barry’s “Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out” is the difference between men and women. Women’s thoroughness cannot be underestimated‚ in fact‚ most of housemaids are women. Have you ever cleaned a room that took you two hours to clean‚ then you ‘’think’’ the room was clean and in perfect condition‚ suddenly your mom came in and started
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15th August 1947‚ the day of our independence! We were given complete freedom for this land and nation. A seat of equality and self respect was given to us. We were offered membership and voice among free nations of the world. People celebrate the day with a lot of enthusiasm. They decorate buildings‚ houses and streets. Tricolor flags are unfurled along the roads and on the buildings. School children take part in the celebration more vigorously. They prepare for to welcome the area leaders who
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But the Fourth of July‚ Independence Day‚ is something more than just another holiday. It is the birthday of a great idea-not merely the idea of independence‚ not merely the idea of the rights of humankind‚ but also the birthday of a profoundly idealistic and profoundly influential charter of liberty. The revolution signaled by the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on July 4‚ 1776‚ laid down the principles which have been the foundation stones of human progress ever since-the
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